The Cancer Update
Ok, I figured I'd put all of this in one place. I have friends now that didn't know be pre-cancer and even though I will talk about it all day to whoever will listen there are questions popping up here and there. I thought this would be the place to put the answers. I have stage IV Follicular Lymphoma. I was diagnosed in late September 2015. Follicular lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system. It develops from B lymphocytes (white blood cells that fight infection). This type of lymphoma usually grows very slowly. It is difficult to cure but is usually kept under control for many years with treatment needed only from time-to-time. I had been feeling off for months and had gotten a sleep study in the Spring and gotten a CPAP, this made me feel much better, but then I started sliding again. I also started a blood pressure medication that summer. Anyway, I had gone in in July because I wasn't feeling super awesome and I found a lump in my neck. I was given a...